Equity Specialist for Product Engineering (Contract to Hire)

Location: USA — Remote

Salary: $0.00–$0.00 base salary range, with potential additional bonus eligibility.

Company

hirify.global provides reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions for finance and data teams across more than 32,000 organizations.

What you will do

• Serve as the equity compensation subject matter expert for product and engineering teams.
• Define requirements for grant administration, vesting schedules, tax compliance, and equity reporting.
• Translate equity plan rules and regulatory requirements into functional specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Validate designs and workflows against ASC 718, tax regulations, and global equity plan requirements.
• Partner with QA on equity scenarios and edge-case test cases, and support sprint planning and backlog grooming.
• Advise on data structures, integrations, reporting needs, industry trends, and product roadmap changes.

Requirements

• Certified Equity Professional (CEP) Level 3 certification required.
• 5+ years of experience in equity compensation administration or consulting.
• Strong knowledge of global equity plans, tax compliance, and ASC 718 accounting standards.
• Experience working with software development teams or equity management platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to create detailed specifications and acceptance criteria.

Nice to have

• Experience with data modeling, APIs, or SaaS platforms in the equity domain.
• Knowledge of SQL, relational database design, RESTful APIs, BI tools, and equity platforms such as Shareworks, Carta, or Certent.
• Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages and Git-based workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote work within the USA.
• Collaborative work across product management, engineering, QA, and other stakeholders.
• Background checks are required where permitted by applicable law.
• Equal employment opportunity and pay transparency practices.